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Dearborn/Van Buren station

Coordinates: 41°52′37″N 87°37′45″W / 41.87687°N 87.62928°W / 41.87687; -87.62928
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DEARBORN & VAN BUREN
 
36W
400S
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
The closed Dearborn/Van Buren station in 1968
General information
LocationDearborn Street and Van Buren Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°52′37″N 87°37′45″W / 41.87687°N 87.62928°W / 41.87687; -87.62928
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)The Loop
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedOctober 3, 1897
Closed1949
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
LaSalle/Van Buren
Next clockwise
Loop Elevated State/Van Buren
Next counter-clockwise
Location
Map

Dearborn/Van Buren was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Loop. The station was located at Dearborn Street and Van Buren Street in downtown Chicago. Dearborn/Van Buren opened on October 3, 1897, and closed in 1949. The closed station was severely damaged by an explosion in 1968, and the station houses were removed in 1971, the rest of the station was demolished in 1975.[1]

The Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren station now occupies the former Dearborn/Van Buren station area.

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References

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  1. ^ Garfield, Graham. "Dearborn/Van Buren". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved August 1, 2010.